Penser l'impossible – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Mozart l'opéra rock

Lyrics & Translation

Experience the revolutionary spirit of Mozart l'Opéra Rock through 'Penser l'impossible.' This powerful anthem, sung in French, is a call to embrace the extraordinary and challenge the mundane. By exploring its lyrics, you can connect with themes of daring, freedom, and the pursuit of dreams, offering a unique gateway into the French language and the vibrant world of musical theatre.

[English]

Still here

Our ideas that we twist

Choked at dawn

And our dreams

That we die for

Without a regret

Always (day of defeat)

Their values still in force (bow your head)

The guardians of their tower (ivory tower)

Indecent (without us seeing)

They have gone deaf

Think the impossible above all

Burn our golden prisons

Dare utopia to the end

Only the fools have made us move forward

Still (on our knees)

Censorship for bodies (strings at our necks)

Our minds drained (spells)

They trap us (privileges)

In the name of straightjackets

Think the impossible above all

Burn our golden prisons

Dare utopia to the end

Only the fools have made us move forward

They promised us easy days

Poor fools

They allowed us obedient lives

Without sweet madness, without poetry

Boredom through endless nights

Turned us into, joyful puppets

Think the impossible above all

Burn our golden prisons

Dare utopia to the end

Only the fools have made us move forward

(Move forward)

Want everything

Beloved dreams

(Dare utopia to the end)

(To the end)

Only the fools have made us move forward

...

[French]

Encore

Nos idées que l'on tord

Étranglées dès l'aurore

Et nos rêves

Que l'on crève

Sans un remord

Toujours (jour de défaite)

Leurs valeurs qui ont court (courber la tête)

Les gardiens de leur tour (tour d'ivoire)

Indécents (sans nous voir)

Ils sont devenus sourds

Penser l'impossible avant tout

Brûler nos prisons dorées

Oser l'utopie jusqu'au bout

Seuls les fous nous ont fait avancer

Encore (à genoux)

La censure pour des corps (corde à nos cous)

Nos esprits qu'ils essorent (sortilèges)

Ils nous piègent (privilèges)

Au nom des camisoles

Penser l'impossible avant tout

Brûler nos prisons dorées

Oser l'utopie jusqu'au bout

Seuls les fous nous ont fait avancer

Ils nous ont promis des jours faciles

Pauvres imbéciles

Ils nous ont permis des vies dociles

Sans douce folie, sans poésie

L'ennui au fil des nuits sans fin

Fit de nous, de joyeux pantins

Penser l'impossible avant tout

Brûler nos prisons dorées

Oser l'utopie jusqu'au bout

Seuls les fous nous ont fait avancer

(Avancer)

Tout désirer

Rêves adorés

(Oser l'utopie jusqu'au bout)

(Jusqu'au bout)

Seuls les fous nous ont fait avancer

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
idées /idɛs/ B1	noun - ideas
tord /tɔʁ/ B2	verb - to twist
rêves /ʁɛv/ B1	noun - dreams
crève /kʁɛv/ B2	verb - to die
remord /ʁə.mɔʁ/ C1	noun - remorse
valeurs /valœʁ/ B2	noun - values
court /kuʁ/ B2	verb - to run, to be in a hurry noun - court (physical space)
tours /tuʁ/ B2	noun - towers or turns
indécents /ɛ̃.den.sɑ̃/ C1	adjective - indecent, obscene
sourds /suʁ/ C1	adjective - deaf
possible /pɔsibl/ B2	adjective - able to be done or achieved
brûler /bʁyle/ B2	verb - to burn
prison /pʁi.zɔ̃/ A2	noun - prison, jail
dorées /dɔ.ʁe/ C1	adjective - gilded, golden
oser /oze/ B2	verb - to dare
utopie /y.tɔ.pi/ B2	noun - utopia, ideal society
fous /fu/ B2	noun - fools

Key Grammar Structures

• Penser l'impossible avant tout

  ➔ Use of the infinitive with 'avant de' to indicate purpose or sequence.

  ➔ 'Avant de' + infinitive structure is used to express that something happens before another action.

• Brûler nos prisons dorées

  ➔ Use of the verb 'brûler' in the infinitive form to express a metaphorical action.

  ➔ 'Brûler' is used metaphorically to mean 'to set fire to' or 'to challenge', in its infinitive form.

• Seuls les fous nous ont fait avancer

  ➔ Use of the past tense 'ont fait' (passé composé) to express completed action affecting the present.

  ➔ 'Ont fait' is the third person plural form in passé composé, combining the auxiliary verb 'avoir' with the past participle to indicate completed actions.

• Oser l'utopie jusqu'au bout

  ➔ Use of the infinitive 'oser' with direct object 'l'utopie' and the phrase 'jusqu'au bout' to express daring to pursue an ideal to the end.

  ➔ 'Oser' is an infinitive verb meaning 'to dare'. 'Jusqu'au bout' means 'to the end', emphasizing persistence in pursuit.

• Tout désirer Rêves adorés

  ➔ Use of the infinitive 'désirer' and the adjective 'adorés' to express loving or desiring dreams.

  ➔ 'Désirer' is an infinitive meaning 'to desire', and 'adorés' is the past participle of 'adorer', meaning 'loved' or 'adored'.